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Jun 9, 2014

Finally, a movie that makes abortion funny

This blog was posted on The Washington Post.

The new...

By By Louise Melling, Director, Center of Liberty; Deputy Legal Director, ACLU

This blog was posted on The Washington Post.

The new...

By By Louise Melling, Director, Center of Liberty; Deputy Legal Director, ACLU

Jun 9, 2014

Communities of Color Remain Underwater While the Tide Rises

The housing price tide may be rising, but it's failing to lift up many in our communities of color.

That's because lots of homeowners in these communities are underwater, meaning they purchased...

By By Rachel Goodman, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program

The housing price tide may be rising, but it's failing to lift up many in our communities of color.

That's because lots of homeowners in these communities are underwater, meaning they purchased...

By By Rachel Goodman, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice Program

Jun 9, 2014

On the Agenda: June 9-13

Whether you spent your weekend watching the Tony Awards, the Belmont Stakes, or the NBA finals, the important thing to keep in mind is that even though the weekend is over there is still plenty of...

By By Rachel Nusbaum, Media Strategist, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Whether you spent your weekend watching the Tony Awards, the Belmont Stakes, or the NBA finals, the important thing to keep in mind is that even though the weekend is over there is still plenty of...

By By Rachel Nusbaum, Media Strategist, ACLU Washington Legislative Office

Jun 9, 2014

Getting Off the Deportation Train, One State at a Time

While the Obama administration's immigration enforcement machine hurtles forward like a runaway train, law enforcement officials in progressive states have been jumping off en masse. Getting mixed up with...

By By Domenic Powell, Advocacy & Policy Strategist, ACLU

Jun 6, 2014

Dee's Triumph: One of the Most Important Trans Victories You Never Heard Of

On August 21, 1989, Dee Farmer, a black, transgender woman, sued prison officials for the "mental anguish, psychological damage, humil[i]ation, swollen face, cuts and bruises to her mouth and lips and a...

By By Chase Strangio, Staff Attorney, ACLU

Jun 6, 2014

Secrecy is a Cancer on Our Democracy

In our 2011 ACLU report on secrecy "Drastic Measures Required," my co-author Mike German and I wrote that "American democracy has...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project

In our 2011 ACLU report on secrecy "Drastic Measures Required," my co-author Mike German and I wrote that "American democracy has...

By By Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU Speech, Privacy & Technology Project